Worst drought since 1956 hits US

US is suffering its widest drought since 1956, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Lightning strikes as a much-needed rain storm comes to Lake Powell near Page, Arizona which is marked by a 100-foot thick "bathtub ring" of bleached sandstone, the result of a six-year drought that dropped the level of the reservoir. (David McNew/AFP/Getty Images)